tonight, ukrainian pilot, nadiya savchenko is home and a free woman. her setting release -- her sudden release was today that she was convicted in the assist thing of murder and two russian journalists, which she had been sentenced to 22 years in a russian prison. today, she arrived in key of to a heroes reporter: welcome. the media frenzy when nadiya savchenko -- she has become a national hero here in ukraine. >> i am free and i want to ask forgiveness from all the mothers whose children who have not returneded home from the antiterrorist operation while i am alive. i want to ask forgiveness for all mothers while i am free. i cannot bring home those who died but i am always ready to put my life on the line one more time. in march, she was convicted over the killing of two russian journalists in eastern ukraine and sentenced to 22 years behind bars. shipment held in captivity since 2014. while in prison, she launched several hunger strike to protest her detention and constantly defied russian authorities, even raising her middle finger at the court in